Tag: YoRents
Apartment Savvy targets the dumbest renters on the planet
Apartment Savvy, one of the rental services on our do-not-call list, has been reviewed 85 times at the Google Places page for its 2835 N Clark St [...]
Celebrating twenty-five years of Chicago real estate
I founded YoChicago's parent firm, now known as Data Based Ads, in May of 1987.
The company's initial business was publishing a bi-weekly real est [...]
New website goes live for 1225 Old Town
Floor plans, prices and other details for 1225 Old Town, a new rental high-rise at 1225 N Wells St in Old Town, became available early yesterday e [...]
Historic Del Prado offers renovated Hyde Park apartments
The Del Prado, built in 1918, is one of a group of distinctive buildings that mark the gateway from Lake Shore Drive into Hyde Park in Chicago. Th [...]
Number of MLS-listed downtown rentals up sharply
After reaching a new low last week, the number of MLS-listed rentals jumped 23% week-over-week as of today.
Last week at this time there were 6 [...]
My Place Apartments gussies up Google Reviews
When we last checked in on Crazy Steve and My Place Apartments they were soliciting deadbeats, felons and strippers as clients. As you can see fro [...]
Urban Lux – rental spam as search bait
Chicago-based Urban Lux promises to "change the way people find apartments" as it expands "throughout the US and Europe" – but delivers the bait-a [...]
The grass is greener at 1000 North LaSalle’s dog park
Planned Property Management just made the dog park at 1000 N LaSalle more pet- and pet-owner friendly with the addition of a grassy area, new benc [...]
The Del Prado’s terra cotta Native Americans
The exterior of the Del Prado Apartments in Hyde Park is distinguished by the Native American motifs of its extensive terra cotta detailing.
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Gold Coast studio apartments with in-unit washer / dryers
If you're looking for a studio apartment in the Gold Coast with an in-unit washer / dryer, you can stop looking: there aren't any. Ditto for one-, [...]
Rental of the day – The Kensington on Armitage
Today's rental pick is in a building that I renovated and converted to condos back in 1979 – 1980, and is a unit that I lived in for several years [...]
MLS-listed downtown rentals at another new low
For the third time in the last four weeks the number of downtown Chicago homes and condos listed for rent in the MLS hit a new low.
When we be [...]
Why PadMapper is worse than useless for Chicago renters
One of our recent commenters touted PadMapper as a way to search for apartments in Chicago, so I thought it might be useful to take a look at what tha [...]
Ready-to-rent furnished apartments at Randolph Tower
Brook Furniture Rental, in cooperation with Randolph Tower City Apartments, is offering a "ready to rent" program at the newly-renovated tower at [...]
The LEX is one-third rented after one month
The leasing office at The LEX, a South Loop condo tower turned rental, opened just about a month ago.
I received an email update from a represe [...]
Want a River North 2-bedroom, 2-bath with a stall shower?
Many people begin their apartment hunt with a list of "must haves," only to learn that some of the items on it can't be found in the marketplace.
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Free Cubs tickets from Planned Property Management
It's been a landlord's market recently, but that hasn't slowed the pace of landlord marketing and promotional efforts.
Planned Property Manage [...]
Supplementing the Trib’s apartment hunting tips
Today's Chicago Tribune has an informative article about apartment-hunting strategies in what's currently a landlord's market. It's generally good [...]
Meet Eugene, the lead concierge at Astoria Tower
The role of the doorman in luxury high-rise buildings has evolved over time. The skilled people who greet residents at the door have become concie [...]
Is EnV Chicago’s worst new apartment tower?
I've recently updated our Near North at-a-glance apartment list and map with several new links to online availability checks, and added links to Y [...]